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Afghanistan aircraft crash kills six US soldiers - Isaf
Date: 2013-12-17 17:47:31 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:43 - ID:447339
Six American soldiers have died in a crash involving an aircraft in southern Afghanistan, the BBC quoted the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) as saying Tuesday. The cause of the crash in Zabul is unknown and an investigation is ....
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Iran official: final nuclear deal is possible
Date: 2013-12-17 15:18:23 GMT - Iran - International - SN:39 - ID:446816
A top adviser to Iran's supreme leader says Tehran is ready for a final nuclear deal with the world powers over its disputed atomic program, ABC news reported on Tuesday. The situation is ready" for such a deal, said Ali Akbar Velayati. ....
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Kerry in Philippines to show US support
Date: 2013-12-17 07:42:48 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:12 - ID:444034
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Tuesday in Philippines to show American backing for its longtime ally and inspect typhoon recovery efforts, ABC News reported. Kerry arrived in Manila from Hanoi, where a day earlier he pledged $32.5 ....
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Obama issues memo allowing offering defense services and articles to GCC countries
Date: 2013-12-17 06:35:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:443921
U.S. President Barack Obama has issued a memorandum for the Secretary of State allowing the furnishing of defense articles and defense services to the Gulf Cooperation Council, saying it will strengthen the security of the United States and promote ....
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Gibe III Dam to operate in September: Ethiopia
Date: 2013-12-17 06:26:51 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:8 - ID:443915
The Ethiopian Water, Irrigation and Energy Ministry said on Monday that Gibe III Dam on Omo River would operate in September to generate electricity through hydrodynamic. About 80 percent of the dam has been completed, Alemayehu Tegenu, the ....
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IGAD appoints new envoy to Somalia
Date: 2013-12-17 06:06:28 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:4 - ID:443894
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 16 (MENA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has appointed Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey as its new Special Envoy to Somalia, Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency reported on Monday. Ambassador Affey is an ....
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UN chief deeply concerned about fighting in Juba
Date: 2013-12-17 05:51:54 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:1 - ID:443884
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern about reports on the outbreak of fighting among members of the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement in Juba and warned of the danger of violence targeting certain factions in the ....
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Two Guantanamo detainees transferred to Saudi Arabia : Pentagon
Date: 2013-12-16 17:43:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:50 - ID:443522
The Pentagon said it had transferred two detainees from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody of Saudi Arabia, reducing the number of inmates still held at the facility to 160. In a statement, the Pentagon identified the ....
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New US sanctions very wrong move - Iran's FM
Date: 2013-12-16 12:33:59 GMT - Iran - International - SN:29 - ID:442866
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called the recent US sanctions against a few Iranian entities a very wrong move, but Tehran still honors the interim nuclear deal it reached with the Sextet over Iran's nuclear energy program. "We are ....
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Turkey absent from forum on Middle East
Date: 2013-12-16 12:19:51 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:25 - ID:442837
Turkey was absent from Monday's high-level officials' meeting to prepare for the Egypt-hosted 2013 G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Initiative’s Forum for the Future which will kick off tomorrow. No Turkish officials showed up for ....
